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RAX20 vs R7800 in 2019?
Quick background: I live in a medium-sized apartment and my family and I usually stream on Apple TV + Roku + a couple of iPhones and/or iPads (not a gamer). My internet plan is 400/20. I was pre...
- Thanks for everyone’s insight. Decided to stick with the R7800. Returned the RAX 20. I’m confident I made the right decision. Happy Holidays.
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p0se1d0n44 wrote:...
the R7800 has be apparently abandoned.
What gives you that impression? The R7800 continues to receive firmware updates.
A constant flow up updates is often a sign of trouble. They happen because the supplier is fire fighting and racing to eliminate bugs, not because there are upgrades in features.
As plemans says the R7800 is the connosseur's choice when ti comes to routers.
p0se1d0n44 wrote:Also IPv6 works properly in the RAX20 while it's broken on the R7800.
Has this caused problems? Or is it just something it would be nice to have?
I’m getting very similar speeds with both the R7800 and the RAX20. With having multiple iPhone 11 Pro devices that utilize WiFi 6 - wouldn’t it be best to keep the AX router instead of the AC one?
Realistically I’m not planning on keeping either router much longer. Just until WiFi 6 goes into final draft and all the AX features are useable.
I just like the RAX20 because if it’s small footprint and retro look. I figured since it’s not performing any worse than the R7800 (in my medium apartment) and it’s an AX router that I might be better off with it.
Am I making a mistake here? Is there R7800 really that much superior to the RAX20 (when factoring in the size of my place and range needed)??
Realistically I’m not planning on keeping either router much longer. Just until WiFi 6 goes into final draft and all the AX features are useable.
I just like the RAX20 because if it’s small footprint and retro look. I figured since it’s not performing any worse than the R7800 (in my medium apartment) and it’s an AX router that I might be better off with it.
Am I making a mistake here? Is there R7800 really that much superior to the RAX20 (when factoring in the size of my place and range needed)??
p0se1d0n44 wrote:
Is there R7800 really that much superior to the RAX20 (when factoring in the size of my place and range needed)??I'd look at the section of this community given over to the RAX series.
That will explain why die-hards stick with the R7800.
They want reliability not bells and whistles.
- Thanks for everyone’s insight. Decided to stick with the R7800. Returned the RAX 20. I’m confident I made the right decision. Happy Holidays.